Cheng leads the UK firm developing encryption that’s resistant to the code breaking capabilities of quantum computers. Post-Quantum’s algorithm NTS-KEM is a finalist in NIST’s competition to identify a replacement for today’s public key cryptographic standards (RSA and Elliptic Curve). The company has also launched Nomidio, a subsidiary company offering the world’s first biometrically-enabled consumer identity and authentication as a service. Cheng was formerly a leader at TRL, a specialist provider of counter-terrorism technology to governments and is a former Head of Credit Risk at JP Morgan.
